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* ''Tik-Tok'' (not [[Return to Oz|that one]]) by John Sladek. One day, he discovers that he isn't [["Three Laws "-Compliant]] after all, decides the whole concept is a collective delusion, and proceeds to indulge in various horrible crimes.

* In the ''Caliban'' trilogy by Roger MacBride Allen, half the planet assumes that the titular robot will turn out like this because he is not only not [["Three Laws "-Compliant]], he has no laws whatsoever. While he does commit a number of crimes, both willingly and unintentionally (leaving a crime scene without making a statement to the police, destruction of private property, arson, attempted blackmail, escaping police custody, theft), he is willing to accept responsibility for said actions at the appropriate time. In fact, {{spoiler|he only injures or kills another person deliberately once, and the person he kills is another robot. His predecessor, Ariel, is not so restrained, having deliberately assaulted her creator}}. Caliban's logic for not killing is simple: The police know that he is a No-Law robot, so he will be considered a suspect if someone dies while he's around. If he kills, they have a good chance of figuring it out, at which point he will be hunted down and shot.